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enThe War on Drugs is a Failurehttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/war_drugs_failure
<p>A bi-partisan panel of politicians somehow come to a unanimous agreement that The War on Drugs is totally effed up.</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/war_drugs_failure#commentsDrug and Alcohol ProhibitionprohibitionRon PaulVideoFri, 24 May 2013 03:25:40 +0000snowdog201236758 at https://www.freetalklive.comSmokedown Prohibition V: Adam Kokesh and NA Poe Arrested (video)https://www.freetalklive.com/content/smokedown_prohibition_v_adam_kokesh_and_na_poe_arrested_video
<p>At Smokedown prohibition V Adam Kokesh is targeted for arrest even though it is obvious he isn't smoking marijuana. This happened on May 18, 2013 at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, PA.</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/smokedown_prohibition_v_adam_kokesh_and_na_poe_arrested_video#commentsadam kokeshDrug and Alcohol ProhibitionIndependence hallmarijuanaNA PoeNORMLpennsylvaniaphiladelphiapotprotestSmokedown ProhibitionVideoSun, 19 May 2013 16:52:05 +0000darrenlobo36104 at https://www.freetalklive.comJudge admits prohibition is all about the moneyhttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/judge_admits_prohibition_all_about_money
<p>Bryan-College Station Judge John Delaney reported that probation officers in Brazos County had told him that passage of the bill, with its removal of incarceration and therefore of probation, would devastate their offices. Why? Because almost half of the county’s misdemeanor probationers have been convicted of possession of less than two ounces of marijuana. “We live off our under-two-ounce misdemeanor guys. They pay the rent.”</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/judge_admits_prohibition_all_about_money#commentsDrug and Alcohol ProhibitionextortionmarijuanaNews Articleracketeeringwar on drugsWed, 08 May 2013 13:54:40 +0000phonon34365 at https://www.freetalklive.comPro-Marijuana Activists Return From Trip, Find Children Taken By Statehttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/pro_marijuana_activists_return_trip_find_children_taken_state
<p>The parents of two young boys who have dedicated their lives to legalizing medical marijuana are struggling this week to cope with the heartbreaking reality that police have taken away their sons and placed them in foster care. </p>
<p>No charges have been filed as yet and the Rineharts and Ms Caldwell have received more than $5000 in donations from other supporters of medical marijuana legalisation to help pay for legal expenses.</p>
<p>To donate to their legal defense fund, please go to:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.wepay.com/donations/sarah-lindsey-josh-s-compassion-fund" title="https://www.wepay.com/donations/sarah-lindsey-josh-s-compassion-fund">https://www.wepay.com/donations/sarah-lindsey-josh-s-compassion-fund</a></p>
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<p>Give the man his marijuana. That was the gist of a simple order Tacoma Municipal Court Judge Jack Emery gave to Tacoma police two months ago. Police refused. Thursday, Emery repeated himself with emphasis: Police have seven days to comply with his Feb. 28 order and return the pot to Tacoma resident Joseph L. Robertson, or face a possible order of contempt. “Appeal or comply,” Emery told assistant city attorney John Walker. “Or next week, show up, and I would advise you to bring counsel.”</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/judge_again_orders_tacoma_police_return_mans_pot#commentsDrug and Alcohol Prohibitionlegal weedNews ArticleWashingtonFri, 26 Apr 2013 21:19:23 +0000phonon32469 at https://www.freetalklive.comCongressional Research Service Says States Can Legalize Cannabishttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/congressional_research_service_says_states_can_legalize_cannabis
<p>This month the CRS issued a report that says Colorado and Washington (where cannabis is legal, according to state laws) can't be coerced to enforcing federal cannabis laws.</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/congressional_research_service_says_states_can_legalize_cannabis#commentscannabisDrug and Alcohol ProhibitionmarijuanaNews ArticleTue, 16 Apr 2013 23:33:26 +0000JessieLee30846 at https://www.freetalklive.comforcing residents to take psychiatric medicationhttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/forcing_residents_take_psychiatric_medication
<p>San Diego County considers forcing residents to take psychiatric medication under Laura's Law</p>
<p>(NaturalNews) San Diego County in California is considering implementing Laura's Law, which would give the state's second most populous county - home to over three million people - the uncontested right to force psychiatric medication upon its residents.</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/forcing_residents_take_psychiatric_medication#commentsDrug and Alcohol Prohibitionhealth carenanny stateNews ArticleMon, 15 Apr 2013 17:46:38 +0000Mattfree8830696 at https://www.freetalklive.comCannabis Center Institute Debuts in Las Vegas - 8 News NOWhttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/cannabis_center_institute_debuts_las_vegas_8_news_now
<p>A how-to class on starting your own budding marijuana growing business, The Cannabis Career Institute claims it can teach you how to legally start a dispensary, grow operation and delivery service. The lecture was held for the first time in Nevada Saturday at the Hilton Garden Inn in Henderson.</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/cannabis_center_institute_debuts_las_vegas_8_news_now#commentsdecriminalizationDrug and Alcohol ProhibitionmarijuanaNews ArticleMon, 15 Apr 2013 02:18:29 +0000roryn3kids30575 at https://www.freetalklive.comMore Arrests for Pot than Violent Crimes [Infographic]https://www.freetalklive.com/content/more_arrests_pot_violent_crimes_infographic
<p>More Arrests for Pot than Violent Crimes [Infographic]</p>
<p>In the United States, the number of arrests for marijuana possession now exceeds the number of arrests for all violent crimes combined. The Huffington Post infographic below illustrates the surprising statistics provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/more_arrests_pot_violent_crimes_infographic#commentsDrug and Alcohol ProhibitionFollow-Up / UpdateNews ArticleTue, 09 Apr 2013 23:20:37 +0000Mattfree8829818 at https://www.freetalklive.comSTARS ASK TO HELP OBAMA CHANGE DRUG, JAIL POLICYhttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/stars_ask_help_obama_change_drug_jail_policy
<p>LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lil Wayne, Ron Howard, Scarlett Johansson and Kim Kardashian are all on the same page when it comes to criminal justice reform.</p>
<p>They're among more than 100 entertainers calling on the president to focus on changing drug laws. Rap mogul Russell Simmons helped assemble the coalition of celebrities and civil rights leaders that presented a letter to President Barack Obama on Tuesday.</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/stars_ask_help_obama_change_drug_jail_policy#commentsDrug and Alcohol ProhibitioneducationNews ArticleTue, 09 Apr 2013 12:01:35 +0000wkth129766 at https://www.freetalklive.comFirst magic mushroom depression trial hits stumbling blockhttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/first_magic_mushroom_depression_trial_hits_stumbling_block
<p>The world's first clinical trial designed to explore using a hallucinogen from magic mushrooms to treat people with depression has stalled because of British and European rules on the use of illegal drugs in research.</p>
<p>David Nutt, president of the British Neuroscience Association and professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, said he had been granted an ethical green light and funding for the trial, but regulations were blocking it.</p>
<p>"We live in a world of insanity in terms of regulating drugs," he told a neuroscience conference in London on Sunday.</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/first_magic_mushroom_depression_trial_hits_stumbling_block#commentsdepressionDrug and Alcohol Prohibitionhallucinogenmagic mushroomsNews ArticlepsilocybinMon, 08 Apr 2013 23:44:11 +0000B-Nolfi29700 at https://www.freetalklive.comDrug War Victim Memorial Causes Dispute In Mexicohttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/drug_war_victim_memorial_causes_dispute_mexico
<p>Drug War Victim Memorial Causes Dispute In Mexico</p>
<p> As Mexico continues to suffer through the turmoil of a tumultuous drug war, the country can't agree on how to honor the victims of a six-year assault on organized crime that has taken as many as 70,000 lives.</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/drug_war_victim_memorial_causes_dispute_mexico#commentsDisinformationDrug and Alcohol ProhibitionLies & PropagandaNews Articlepolice stateSun, 07 Apr 2013 20:41:42 +0000Mattfree8829569 at https://www.freetalklive.comMAJORITY OF AMERICANS WANT MARIJUANA LEGALIZEDhttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/majority_americans_want_marijuana_legalized
<p>MAJORITY OF AMERICANS WANT MARIJUANA LEGALIZED</p>
<p>For the first time, the majority of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, indicating a shifting public opinion in regards to the government’s criminalization of drug use.</p>
<p>The new survey, which was conducted by the Pew Research Center, indicates that 52 percent of Americans support the legalization of marijuana, which is 11 points higher than the results of the 2010 survey asking the same question.</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/majority_americans_want_marijuana_legalized#commentsDrug and Alcohol ProhibitionNews ArticleOther StoryFri, 05 Apr 2013 17:28:21 +0000Mattfree8829363 at https://www.freetalklive.comFather serving 25 years for selling his leftover pain pillshttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/father_serving_25_years_selling_his_leftover_pain_pills
<p>John Horner, a 46-year-old fast-food restaurant worker, lost his eye in a 2000 accident and was prescribed painkillers. Years later, he met and befriended a guy who seemed to be in pain himself. His new friend asked if he could buy some of Horner's pain pills. Naturally, the friend was a police informant. "My public defender told me, 'They got you dead to rights,'" he said. "So I thought, 'OK, I guess there's no need taking this to trial.'"</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/father_serving_25_years_selling_his_leftover_pain_pills#commentsDrug and Alcohol Prohibitiondrug warinformantNews ArticleprescriptionThu, 04 Apr 2013 01:27:24 +0000phonon29131 at https://www.freetalklive.comDisgusting cannabis boot-licking proposalhttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/disgusting_cannabis_boot_licking_proposal
<p>By Michael Elliott Esq.</p>
<p>EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY GROUP</p>
<p>Editor’s Note: The following message to members of the General Assembly appeared in an ad in the March 29 issue.</p>
<p>A year ago, the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division (MMED) announced that without additional funding it would be forced to lay off most of its staff. In response, my organization, the Medical Marijuana Industry Group, led the effort to pass an emergency funding bill, HB 1358, that passed the House but died in the Senate. The recently published MMED audit is the direct result of this inaction....</p>
https://www.freetalklive.com/content/disgusting_cannabis_boot_licking_proposal#commentscannabisDrug and Alcohol Prohibitionmarijuanamedical marijuanammjNews ArticleWed, 03 Apr 2013 01:42:34 +0000wtfk29032 at https://www.freetalklive.comDrug Cartel Mules are as American as Apple Piehttps://www.freetalklive.com/content/drug_cartel_mules_are_american_apple_pie
<p>Mexico’s drug cartels depend on smugglers to move their illicit wares. But to listen to the U.S. Border Patrol, you’d get the impression that most of the smugglers are Mexicans. In fact, most are born-in-the-USA Americans, as the cartels prefer that their mules look like Walter White. And the Border Patrol knows it.</p>
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